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A vehicle in a collapsed road section after flood and heavy rains, in Hong Kong, China, September 8, 2023. - Tyrone Siu/Reuters Vehicles submerged in a flooded parking lot in Hong Kong on ...
The Hong Kong Government first described the historic rainfall as "once-in-a-century", [25] but then upgraded the narrative to "once-in-500-years", [28] or a 0.2% chance. [29] It caused uproar from the public as an attempt to deflect the blame, [ 30 ] after the authorities were questioned and criticised for the preparedness for such an ...
The first black rainfall warning of the year was issued by the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) early Monday morning as rounds of heavy thunderstorms continued to develop over the region, Reuters ...
In 1983, the heavy rain warning was replaced by flood and landslip warnings. [3] On 8 May 1992, the Royal Observatory of Hong Kong recorded 109.9 mm rainfall from 6 o'clock to 7 o'clock in the morning, breaking the hourly rainfall record on 12 June 1966. The torrential rain caused over 200 cases of flooding and many landslips. Road traffic was ...
On May 30, the Hong Kong Observatory issued a No. 1 standby signal as the depression neared Hong Kong. [36] The next day, it upgraded the warnings into a No. 3 Strong Wind signal. [ 37 ] Although it was likely to not directly affect Taiwan , the Central Weather Administration noted that Maliksi's remnants were likely to merge with a frontal ...
Typhoon Kong-rey slammed Taiwan with winds of around 115 mph, which is as strong as a Category 3 hurricane, when it made landfall on Thursday. Nearly 500,000 power outages were reported, and ...
A series of major landslides occurred in Hong Kong in June 1972. [1] Several apartment complexes and houses were wiped out, and at least 156 people lost their lives. [2] The landslides had been caused by waterlogged soils in the area, a result of Typhoon Rose bringing unusually heavy rainfall in August 1971 as well as heavy rainstorms hitting Hong Kong on the days preceding the landslides.
Mang Gui Kiu (also called: Haunted Bridge, Ghost Bridge) (Chinese: 猛鬼橋) is a bridge situated in Tsung Tsai Yuen (松仔園), Tai Po Kau, Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was originally named Hung Shui Kiu (Bridge of Flooding) for being frequently overflown by heavy rains.